2010-11

Early Spring, Berry Creek

Acrylic on canvas 16 x 20

This is a spot we often go to, especially in early spring since it is the first place to have open water.

I was drawn by the contrast of the white snow and the dark waters. I also found the subdued colours of the grasses and the winter trees attractive. I especially liked the bright orange grasses along the far bank

Fall on Berry Creek

Acrylic on canvas 18 x 24

This is also Berry Creek, but this time an early fall morning.

I particularly liked the early morning mist rising from the perfectly calm water and the silhouetted trees in the foreground. It was mid fall and the trees still had some colour and the loons still hadn't deserted us.

First Light

Acrylic on canvas 16 x 20

 This was actually  an afternoon in Feb, 2011, but I changed the time of day from afternoon to early morning by using cooler colours. The composition was improved by changing the complement and arrangement of the trees and by emphasizing the mound of snow in the foreground. I was particularly interested in capturing the effect of morning light sparkling on the fresh snow.

 Early Morning, Gohere Bay

 Acrylic on canvas 16 x 20

This was painted from photos taken many years ago on Gohere Bay, Lake of the Woods.

I wanted to capture the effect of the early morning light on the still water. I purposely kept the detail to a minimum in the background hills to help achieve the effect of a misty, early morning light. I was also attracted to the silhouette of the foreground trees and canoe against the background.

 

Time to Rest

Acrylic on canvas 16 x 20

This was my first use of photo-editing tools to work up a composition.  The original picture was taken years ago somewhere in Sabaskong Bay. The original photo had another large tree in front of the big one I included in the painting.  Using Photo editing software, I removed it to improve the composition.

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Tofino Beach

Acrylic on canvas 18x28

This composition was worked up from several photos taken on Tofino Beach in August of 2006.

It was a cloudy, misty day and the mountains were barely visible in the distance.  I was drawn to the interesting patterns make by the water and the sane in the foreground. The incoming tide can be seen on the background

 

On Whistler Mountain

Two paintings

12 x 16, acrylic on canvas  2011

Both paintings were done from photos and sketches of Whistler Mountain.

While on the mountain, a thunderstorm washed over us.

White Pines

Acrylic on Canvas  18 x 20 

This was an attempt at a more stylized style of painting.  I first used photo editing software to simplify the composition, and worked up stylized drawings from that.

The original photo included other trees, which interfered with the composition.

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Blueberry Island

Acrylic on Canvas 18 x 20 

A small island in lower Whitefish Bay that harbours a sometimes impressive blueberry patch.  The name  for the island is our own.